Cyril Ruoso / Green blowfly (Lucilia sericata) on Prunus (Prunus sp) blossom. Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Heather Angel / Blowfly (Calliphora sp) nectaring on Common rue (Ruta graveolens). Surrey, England, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Bluebottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria) on ivy leaf, showing blue abdomen. Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, England, November

Jiri Lochman / Green blowfly (Lucilia sericata) male, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Snail parasite blowfly (Amenia imperialis) Cape Tribulation, North-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Rod Williams / Greenbottle (Lucilia sp) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. July.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Blowfly (Chrysomya sp) Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Green blowfly (Lucilia sericata) Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Rod Williams / Greenbottles (Lucilia sp) mating pair, Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, South East London, England, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Greenbottle (Lucilia caesar) feeding on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum) and Greenbottle (Lucilia) nectaring on Wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare) flowers in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, England, UK, August.

Rod Williams / Greenbottle flies (Lucilia sp) mating pair, Brockley, Lewisham, London, UK June